LEA — Brachypodium distachyon

Summary

BRADI_3G43870V3, also known as BdLEA, encodes a dehydrin family protein on chromosome 3 of Brachypodium distachyon. The product belongs to the dehydrin conserved sequence family and exhibits lipid binding activity, including phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylserine, phosphatidate, and phosphoinositide binding. This gene is associated with cold acclimation, response to abscisic acid, embryogenesis, and response to thirst. It has been linked to photosynthetic rate, seedling establishment, drought, seed traits, salinity stress, and desiccation tolerance. The protein localizes to the vesicle membrane, cytosol, and nucleus. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to winter survival, water stress response, abscisic acid content, salt tolerance, cold tolerance, seed maturation, and various growth and physiological traits.